8 riders per GT team

[hfer07]

I'd go with 6 or 7 max.
the "team work" excuse to use as many domestics as the leaders can to dispose them when the going gets tough. I really miss the old days.
BTW the poll does not give many options now does it?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Way more interesting with 7, plus I like the idea of national teams. More competitive.

maybe.. maybe not
spain would just destroy the mountains...

Contador
Valverde
S Sanchez
Sastre
Rodriguez
LL Sanchez
Anton
etc...

also schleck might lack some support.. or riders in general.

 

[ridley]

Does anyone here know (or have a link to) the history behind the number '9' for riders? Or did the UCI shake the magic '8' ball and that was the selected number ,,,

 

[tjwracer]

maybe.. maybe not
spain would just destroy the mountains...

Contador
Valverde
S Sanchez
Sastre
Rodriguez
LL Sanchez
Anton
etc...

also schleck might lack some support.. or riders in general.

Schleck's plus Kirchen and then scrape up the whole other 4 riders in LUX they would do ok.

Italy would be solid aswell with Cunego Simoni Basso Franco P. and Nibali

 

[Ferminal]

There is an old thread which has all the proposed teams under "national teams" guidelines.